Category Archives: NW Way of Life

The FINAL show! The final Top Gun interview before the 100th Anniversary of the Ski to Sea… and our guest Top Gun is… Debbie Chadwick, of the Boundary Bay Women’s Team! Debbie is 1/2 the canoe team for the team … Continue reading →

Are you looking for the free PDF download, Go Fast! 100 Tips for Ski to Sea! Download it here! Philip Mitchell — the fastest runner in the entire Ski to Sea — raced for 2nd place team Barron Heating in … Continue reading →

“Boundary Bay Brewery” is to the Bellingham, WA, restaurant and brew-pub scene what Google is to web search. Absolutely ICONIC. And for Boundary Bay to also be the sponsor of the longest running reign of victory of ANY team in … Continue reading →

Asking Brooke Gosling about being a Top Gun is kind of like asking a fish, “How’s the water.” It’s almost TOO familiar a state or way of being. She’s ANOTHER “one of those women” from the Boundary Bay Women’s Team … Continue reading →

Nicola Mann is to the Bellingham racing and athletic scene what nitrous oxide is to an internal combustion engine: A flat-out freaking SPEED BOOSTER! Here’s why: Along with her business partner and husband, Derek Shiers, Nicola owns and operates Trailhead … Continue reading →

Sam Johnson is living the dream. He’s a professional bike racer for Team Exergy out of Boise, Idaho. Yeah, you read that right. He races for a living. So when Tony Velasco — the team manager for Ski to Sea’s … Continue reading →

If you’ve raced against Logan Wetzel of the Ski to Sea Team Klicks Running — formerly known as RunningShoes.com — chances are good you’ve seen the back of his jersey and maybe some of the mud flying up off his … Continue reading →

Going fast on the race course isn’t all about having Lance-like lungs, muscles of steel, and the heart of a lion!!! A lot of it has to do with tricks — lots and lots of little tricks that the other … Continue reading →

Pete Coy has been the Ski to Sea’s Race Director for the past 5 years, and in that time he’s overseen a slew of changes, improvements, upgrades, and no small amount of GROWTH of the event. *The race this year  … Continue reading →

Imagine this: In your first year of competing in the Ski to Sea, you’re tasked with competing in the most punishing leg of the race: The Run. But you’re game. Afterall, the team you’re on has won their division — … Continue reading →